Substantial posts by Matt G, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 14 of 31 posts are listed.
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Matt G, 2 April 2020Hi all, Matt here from San Diego, CA. Just finished tearing down the old paneling in the basement underneath the living room in our house and starting the planning phase…
Gregwor, 2 April 2020Welcome! Glad to have you! :yahoo: I assume you mean within your budget and ability because you could stop a LOT but it would cost a LOT of money (6 figures +) I…
Matt G, 3 April 2020Greg thank you for ALL this and getting back to me so fast! I agree with ya on my budged:) Im seeing that that number is mostly for sealing the room up. Also my good…
Matt G, 3 April 2020forgot to mention that I did make this in Sketch Up Pro 2019 on the free trial but it has since ran out. Downloaded 2017 but it wont let me open my 2019 version file…
Gregwor, 5 April 2020Good stuff Matt. Your Sketchup looks pretty good so far. I would suggest hiding everything that you have in layers right now, then select all (the rest of the drawing)…
Matt G, 6 April 2020OK fixed my SketchUp model as instructed :-D https://www.dropbox.com/sh/by5usyxu210f ... ZjoJa?dl=0 Also had a quick question. Starting to treat the studio ceiling…
Matt G, 9 April 2020Thanks Greg! More questions!!! :-D 1. Currently designing my MSM. My existing walls are so weird being part concrete with framing on top. As far as my outer leaf wall is…
Gregwor, 12 April 2020You could yes. IsoTRAX looks like crap. Basically just hat with a screw shorting it out not different than plain old hat. IsoMAX looks way better as there is actually…
Matt G, 14 April 2020Thanks Greg! I decided to just do the staggered frame design for that wall instead of the double frame. Save some space :thu: Question: Designing my walls where the…
Matt G, 15 April 2020Question about ceilings: Whats the best way to bring the ceiling and walls together. Build ceiling first then bring up the wall to meet and stitch in? Or build the walls…
Matt G, 19 April 2020In my ceiling, Is there any reason why I shouldn't attach the outer drywall mass (in between the joist) with drywall screws? Im going off the model from the Rod Gervais…
Paulus87, 19 April 2020Hi, I just read through your whole thread, and again I'll ask you: Why are you going the suspended ceiling on clips route? Since you are building inner stud walls, why…
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Paulus87, 20 April 2020Having the beams there complicates things for sure. You’d ideally build it in a way so that the new joists are not resting on or touching the beams and the drywall would…
Gregwor, 29 April 2020That system works alright, for sure. I have friends that have done it and they are happy with it. My biggest concern with it is the weight limits of the clips. It'd be…